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Fresh promisesCommentsPremiumNew ride but Kirkup hopes ‘big’ pledges drive victory

Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup will aim to create 200,000 new jobs over the next five years if elected, ‘guaranteeing’ also that taxes and household fees and charges would be lower under his government.

Josh Zimmerman

Party politicsVideoCommentsPremium‘Powerbrokers’ won’t control battle for Bateman: Kirkup

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has dismissed claims ‘powerbrokers’ will control the preselection process for exiting Bateman MP Dean Nalder’s seat, assuring a candidate would be decided ‘transparently’.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Ben O'Shea

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Crime summitCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
ALP under fire as crime-plagued Broome shunned

Neither Mark McGowan nor any of his Cabinet ministers will attend a community safety forum in Broome next week, having rejected an invitation from the tourist mecca’s council.

Jakeb Waddell

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opinion
Peter LawCommentsPremium
opinion
Nalder’s exit a ‘disappointing’ Liberal loss

Departures of Dean Nalder and Ben Wyatt leave big jobs to fill on both sides, writes Peter Law.

Peter Law

Peter LawState Political Editor

Sky’s the limitCommentsPremiumMcSweeney excited by ‘generational change’ at Libs

Sky News commentator Kristy McSweeney has confirmed her bid to replace the retiring Dean Nalder, saying she wants to ‘give WA people a first-rate Liberal frontbench they can be proud of’.

Peter Law

Puppet mastersCommentsPremiumThe pair ‘pulling the strings’ inside the Liberal party

Retiring Shadow Treasurer Dean Nalder says it will be a ‘challenge’ for the WA Liberals to confront the influence of powerbrokers who are ‘running the party’.

Peter Law

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opinion
EditorialCommentsPremium
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Nalder’s call puts his family and party first

Dean Nalder and his wife today decided it was time to start a new chapter. Here’s why we should thank him for closing this one on his career in the WA Liberal Party.

opinion
opinion
Liberal shake-upCommentsPremium
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How Hayley Cormann could make great Nalder replacement

Respected Perth lawyer Hayley Cormann would be the frontrunner to be the Liberal candidate for Bateman at the March election were it not for her husband, Mathias Cormann. HERE’S WHY.

Joe Spagnolo

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Resignation bombshellCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Why Dean Nalder quit politics

Former Barnett government minister and shadow treasurer Dean Nalder has revealed the reasons behind his sensational announcement that he is quitting State politics before the March election.

Joe Spagnolo

Compassionate careCommentsPremiumOpposition pledges $3M to one-stop DV service

Under the pilot program, victims of family and domestic violence would have access to a specially created one-stop unit dedicated to providing wraparound support under a WA Liberal Government.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Surprising’ appointmentCommentsPremiumBrian Burke praises Kirkup’s new ex-ALP chief of staff

Twice-jailed ex-premier Brian Burke has praised new WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup’s ‘surprising’ decision to recruit a former Labor staffer as his chief of staff.

Peter Law

Snub of the greenPremiumComplaint over campaign photo of new Libs Leader

Zak Kirkup, the new WA Opposition Leader, has received a dressing down after being photographed while doorknocking in his Dawesville electorate.

Peter Law

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opinion
Election campaignCommentsPremium
opinion
WA Labor clearly wary of Liberal young gun

The McGowan government is treating Zak Kirkup like the Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort — he who must not be named. That says something.

Peter Law

Peter LawState Political Editor

Popularity boostCommentsPremiumLatest Newspoll shows rise in support for Labor

Labor’s primary vote has risen to its highest level in three months as satisfaction with Anthony Albanese’s performance as Opposition Leader rose one point to 44 per cent.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
It beginsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Liberals to kick off marathon 103-day election campaign

New Liberal leader Zak Kirkup will tomorrow start his State election campaign 103 days before WA votes — throwing away the rulebook that dictates parties switch into campaign mode after Australia Day.

Peter Law

$2.8 million promiseCommentsPremiumBush pensioners to get extra free petrol under Liberals

Pensioners living in the bush would receive an extra tank of free fuel a year under a WA Liberal government, in what is one of the party’s first pre-election promises with new leader Zak Kirkup.

Leadership potentialCommentsPremiumLibby Mettam on her unorthodox path to success

New WA Liberal party deputy Libby Mettam’s story isn’t one of overnight success but a tale of merit, hard work and the belief she can make a difference.

Josh Zimmerman

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opinion
long way to the topCommentsPremium
opinion
Why Kirkup can find hope in premiers’ past failures

Liberal leader Zak Kirkup’s former boss Colin Barnett lost a state election before later winning. His Labor rival Mark McGowan also lost before he won. These initial failures should prove inspiring.

Gareth Parker

‘dirt file’CommentsPremiumCollier ‘not concerned’ about laptop at centre of probe

Senior WA Liberals MP Peter Collier says purported compromising material on a laptop at the centre of a Corruption and Crime Commission probe which has rocked Parliament ‘might be a storm in teacup’.

Peter Law

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opinion
Basil ZempilasCommentsPremium
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Kirkup’s impact may be just what WA Libs need

My mum’s 91. I called her on the way home from work on Wednesday night and she asked me during our chat “what do you think about Zak Kirkup?”

Basil Zempilas

Basil ZempilasSeven News Sports Presenter

Party ‘conspiracy’CommentsPremium‘Dirt file’: Quigley calls for names of tipped-off Libs

Attorney General John Quigley has called on Opposition leader Zak Kirkup to reveal the identity of current Liberal MPs warned a laptop at the centre of a corruption probe contained a ‘dirt file’.

Peter Law

Foreign affairsCommentsPremiumPM won’t ‘surrender sovereignty’ in China relationship

Scott Morrison says Australia will not “surrender its sovereignty” as it manages the issues raised by China during “an extraordinary period of time in the relationship”.

Sarah Ison

Bombshell reportCommentsPremiumSeven-year ‘sham’ job for Lib MP’s lover exposed

A bombshell report from the Corruption and Crime Commission has revealed how three politicians used taxpayers’ money to fund ‘personal lifestyle expenses’. READ THE FULL REPORT

Josh Zimmerman & Peter Law

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Peter LawCommentsPremium
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Kirkup adds life to Liberals ahead of March vote

Expectations for the Liberal Party at the State election are so low that even in defeat, new Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup may emerge the real winner on the night, writes Peter Law.

Peter Law

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